What is Celiac Disease
Celiac disease is an auto-immune disorder of the digestive system that occurs in genetically-predisposed individuals. It is characterised by damage or flattening to all or part of ...
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Emotional & psycholgical effects of being a Celiac
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Ive been seeing the physical side of Celiac on here with people, but I,m interested to know about how pple have felt or were mentally before getting diagnosed.What kind of stress they were experiencing, or how unbalanced and off centred due to their non G/F diet.
I was almost convinced I was the most unhappiest person alive untill I adressed a G/F diet. I once read they called Celiac 'The Tears and Tantrum Disorder' Well, that was me, totally angry one minute and coming out sideways, then passive the next, usually guilt ridden. Feeling good one day and low the next.As soon as I ate flour or gluton products that was one of the side effects. Then the paranoia and then teh feelings of being alone and afraid of everything. This got worse as I got older and progressed into what I thought was a mental health issue. (It wasnt) The being sick, and having billious attacks ceased as i got older but were replaced with the mood swings and of course still great discomfort when going to the toilet. So id be really interested in finally knowing, that i'm not imagining things and that celiac can have this effect on pple. Something else just came to mind as I was typing, are there different types of celiac sufferers or celiac complaints or degrees of it. As a boy my mum said I wasnt as bad as another sufferer she knew so that has me puzzled as well as to my above comment. Ive never asked about this before so I await with baited breath. Thanx heaps pple Vincent13 Posted on 03/21/09, 05:03 pm |
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I don't know how much the gluten effected me.
I do know that one time when I did with forethought cheat at an eatery. I was frightened because I felt a sudden feeling of intense rage. This blew my mind, scared me and made me wonder how many times that has happened. 
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I recognise the different intensities now of dietary related ourbursts of anger and normal anger. I dont get a reaction to the gluten, till the following day. It just takes me by surprise and after an outburst I,m ok again. Almost as tho..... what was that all about! I even forget what i was angry about. Where as, with normal anger, I am more aware of what i need to do to allay it and disperse it as best I can. There are no set rules tho.
Usually after the tantrum, comes a few other reactions, ranging from abnormal fear about nothing, or everything, to paranoia and isolation and feelings of worthlessness. Patterns established long ago I have narrowed it down to. Old pre G/f diet days. I,m having a hard time atm because of accidently eating a biscuit base, which was concealed in what i thought was a harmless cream n chocolate pie. ITs been over a week and still i am having a hard time stabilising my emotions. Its been a few years since ive slipped up so heres hoping i,m almost thru the worst. Tc Vincent13
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Hi Vincent,
I am so glad you are writing about this. I thought I would never cheat because I was soooooo sick. Gee after being stable and well for a long time, the concerns leave too. Recently, I started cheating and then I cheated a lot! Then I started having a lot of trouble with my emotional state and my thinking. I never would have guessed all of this is from GLUTEN! I started having fears and wondering if my report was okay with my mother and thinking she's mad at me and all kinds of stuff. I'm soooo glad you shared this. It tells me a lot about what happens to my mind and how it is actually related to my diet. THANK YOU!
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Thank you for posting this. I went off of gluten for a period of time (not knowing this was a bad idea if I ever wanted a confirmed diagnosis) I felt better. Then, to get a confirmed diagnosis, I ate gluten foods for 1 1/2 weeks -- along with the bloating, IBS, muscle pain, joint pain, bone pain, and severe fatique... I also experienced noticable irritability and depression. I went off of gluten again 4 days ago and the irritability and depression are gone (as well as the bone pain) -- as for the GI symptoms -- I think it will be a while...
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I too see a strong connection between gluten and my mood.
When I occasionally get some accidental cross-contamination or actually ingest some gluten, I always sleep like the dead for at least 2 days, feeling hopeless and depressed and not caring if I ever totally wake up. The mental and physical exhaustion is just unbelievable! I see now that my clinical depression is linked to what I eat. I have IBS as well, and when I have an IBS flare-up I have a similar reaction. I feel very negative about everything, irritated, just want to sleep (when I'm not running to the toilet!). We most definitely ARE WHAT WE EAT.
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HI Unsinkable xox, Its almost borfer line Bi-Polar having Celiac but its not. Our bodys react to the decficient enzyme necessary for breaking down the protein in wheat. which is GLUTEN. SO It like anyother allergy our bodys go into shock and then the symptoms start. Of course the goof nes is once on a G/F diet we align ourselves and moods stabilise. I was on antidepressants for 13 years and been off them since Easter 07. The thing I found out about myown mental staes was that ide leant the depression just like a habit I couldnt control. SO yes I needed mood stabilisers for a while but hell.. not that long.
So yes, we recover very quickly physically but our memorys need sorting out. They dont call Ceilac 'The Tears and Tantrum Disorder' for nothing lol SO good luck and stay vigilant and unsinkable... Unsinkable hehe TC xoxxo Good Health xoxo
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Sorry I
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OOPs what happened to my msssage. I was correcting my typo and meant to say ...'but the good news is'. Ok tc xxx
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I now connect my Celiac to a life long emotional problem that I spent a lot of time hiding.
I was shy and very anxious especially after I ate. My heart would race and I felt sick. Always had stomach discomfort. Told I had gastritis. Lived on Mylanta from 6th grade to my early 20's. The last 8 years of my life I have been forgetful, tired, very poor tolerance to stress and just not myself. Very irritable and would cry easily. I never feel like crying at all now. Much more calm and even tempered. Sometimes I would blow up and feel ashamed afterwards and embarrassed. Now gluten free I have more stamina to stress and my mind is clearer. I am amazed how my agility is improved. I play music and my playing is 100% better when gluten free. My hands and brain are more in alignment. I am laughing more, not fretting as much, and much more social now. My bathroom troubles only started the last 3 years and that was affecting my entire life and work...... now that is resolved I can be more social. So now I am not as reclusive. When I eat gluten now I am just so tired and down in the dumps...I avoid it at all times. I really see a connection now with the moods and gluten. Hope that helps......O
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I definitely think eating gluten can cause depression. I have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It wasn't until I cut gluten out of my diet that my bouts of depression, anxiety, irritability, and mood swings diminished.
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